How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...

As economies shift, Africa urged to follow the money

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa is enjoying a renaissance as it embraces technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to drive its future growth. But there is a danger that the continent will remain a mere consumer of the...

The secret sauce, the Pentagon, and the greatest PR campaign in history

By Barry Buck - I’ve said it so many times it’s basically my catchphrase: “I don’t know how they do it, but Anthropic has the secret sauce. They’re just better than every single one of their competitors – and it’s not even close.” Turns out the Pentagon agrees with...

Syntech shines in Customer Care

Syntech Distribution has cemented its position as South Africa’s favourite distributor when it comes to caring for its reseller partners. For an impressive fourth time, Syntech has scooped the Customer Care Distributor of the Year award by a comfortable margin. The...

These are the top vendors for 2025

The votes are in, and South African resellers have named their favourite vendors for 2025. The 13th annual Channelwise Awards survey attracted a record 2 828 voters, who named their favourite vendors in 10 categories, as follows:   Infrastructure Hardware...

Youthful emerging economies lead in AI adoption

Kathy Gibson reports - Established countries have traditionally led in technology adoption – but emerging economies are seizing the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence (AI) to leapfrog their global counterparts to use AI to drive real innovation. Guy...

African workforce is ready for AI and career reinvention

African companies embracing rapid workforce reinvention, accelerating digital adoption, and fostering a strong culture of continuous learning. This is according to PwC’s Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2025 which engaged 49 843 workers worldwide and 1 753...

‘Permacrisis’ puts telecoms, data centres under financial pressure

There has been a decisive pivot in the global telecoms and data centre sectors towards sharper operational, regulatory and financial pressures, according to BDO Global’ 2025/26 Telecommunications Risk Factor Survey. The findings align closely with BDO’s Global Risk...

Private sector the engine for Africa’s long-term transformation

With its youthful population and abundant mineral and energy resources, Africa is brimming over with opportunities. But the continent will only realise its full potential if the private sector takes a leading role in addressing the roadblocks to growth and investment....

Criminals turn banks’ security systems against them

As banks beef up their security perimeters, criminals are now devising methods to beat banks’ own authentication protocols, quickly and effectively exfiltrating funds. According to authentication specialists, two particularly concerning modes of attack have emerged:...

Kaspersky found half a million malicious files every day in 2025

Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered an average of 500 000 malicious files per day in 2025, marking a 7% increase compared to the previous year. Certain types of threats saw growth globally – there was a 59% surge in password stealer detections, a 51% growth in...

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New VP and CEO of for In2IT in southern Africa

In2IT Technologies has appointed CG Selva Ganesh as vice-president and CEO for southern Africa. Ganesh has worked for companies including BPL, Siemens,and Prodapt, and has spent the past eight years at In2IT Technologies. “I believe in empowering teams through trust...

I3 calls for healthtech innovators

Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative to support  African healthtech startups to commercialise and scale their offerings, is calling for leading innovators to join its third  cohort. Funded by the Gates Foundation, MSD, Cencora, Endless...

Halo Dot achieves PCI MPoC certification

Halo Dot has achieved the Mobile Payments on Commercial Off-The-Shelf (MPoC) certification, awarded by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) – the irst African-founded SoftPOS vendor to do so. Halo Dot’s SoftPOS solution transforms any...

Steering through the logistics of change

Rapidly evolving customer expectations are putting the logistics and transport sector under pressure to enhance customer engagement by focusing on providing real-time updates and rapid responses across multiple channels. By Pia Knežević, squad lead for mid-market at...

Trends shaping business communications

This time of the year is synonymous with plans and resolutions to improve and grow, both personally and professionally, writes David Meintjes, CEO of Telviva. It’s a time when business leaders try to stay ahead of the curve by pre-empting trends so that they make...

How AI will impact every aspect of computing in 2025

During 2025, the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is set to dramatically reshape the cyber security landscape. By Dan Karpati, vice-president of AI Technologies As an AI and cyber security expert, I foresee several key developments that will...

Datacentrix achieves Cisco IoT Specialisation

Datacentrix has achieved the Cisco Internet of Things (IoT) Specialisation for its ability to use Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions to empower industries – such as manufacturing, automotive, energy, oil and gas and critical infrastructure clients – to...

New deputy-CEO, CTO for Mpilo Technologies

Mpilo Technologies has announced the appointment of Motsholane Sebola as deputy-CEO and Sizwe Mabanga as chief technology officer. “We are excited to announce Motsholane’s new role as deputy-CEO,” says Denzil Fillis, CEO and founder of Mpilo Technologies. “Mo started...

Acer debuts durable Chromebooks for education market

Acer has expanded its line of Chromebook offerings for education with three new laptops plus one tablet model, all with brand new features to enhance reliability, versatility, and total cost of ownership, alongside performance technology to positively impact the...

Machine Learning Engineer

Machine Learning EngineerBuild and deploy scalable machine learning solutions in a cloud-native environmentJohannesburg (Hybrid) | R60 000 - R70 000 per month About Our ClientOur client is a data-focused organisation developing advanced machine learning solutions at...

Senior Business Analyst

Job Objectives:Capture the As-Is landscape of the current processes.Capturing To-Be process.Gap analysis.Impact assessments.Context diagrams.System Interaction diagrams.Conduct research, design, and other exploration activities.Estimating the size and complexity of...

Information Security Manager

The Information Security Manager will lead our client's cybersecurity strategy, governance, and operations across a hybrid cloud infrastructure. This includes managing Microsoft security capabilities, integrating firewall technologies, overseeing the Cyber Security...

Machine Learning Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Machine Learning EngineerBuild and deploy scalable machine learning solutions in a cloud-native environmentJohannesburg (Hybrid) | R60 000 - R70 000 per month About Our ClientOur client is a data-focused organisation developing advanced machine learning solutions at...

Senior Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

Job Objectives:Capture the As-Is landscape of the current processes.Capturing To-Be process.Gap analysis.Impact assessments.Context diagrams.System Interaction diagrams.Conduct research, design, and other exploration activities.Estimating the size and complexity of...

Information Security Manager – Remote Remote

The Information Security Manager will lead our client's cybersecurity strategy, governance, and operations across a hybrid cloud infrastructure. This includes managing Microsoft security capabilities, integrating firewall technologies, overseeing the Cyber Security...

Scrum Master

Job Description:The purpose of the Scrum Master is to coordinate the delivery of value through the operational level of the Agile Release Train. He/She will spend much of their time helping team members communicate, coordinate and cooperate; generally assisting the...

CNC programmer/setter/operator

Our client based in Pinetown, New Germany is seeking a CNC Programmer/Setter/Operator, with experience to join their team. The ideal candidate must have knowledge of 1CNC software.The CNC programmer would have to program job from sample or drawing, then set up the...

Senior Information Security Engineer

Senior Information Security EngineerThe Senior Information Security Engineer is a strategic technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing advanced security architectures across the company's hybrid infrastructure, applications, and cloud...

Scrum Master – Gauteng Johannesburg

Job Description:The purpose of the Scrum Master is to coordinate the delivery of value through the operational level of the Agile Release Train. He/She will spend much of their time helping team members communicate, coordinate and cooperate; generally assisting the...

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